Were starting a foundation. For that perfect right there. I hope that it is supported it because you going to continue to do special things in the city of chicago. There is no thought about politics there is no thought about color. What they have done is bring us underneath a common bond. All underneath the same umbrella. Pratthey have morphed into something that were privileged to be a part of. From amman. Our next guest is another baseball architect. Please welcome the president of baseball operations for the chicago cubs the yell epstein. Theo epstein. I never thought i owed it to be introduced to officials what is possible when you guys do your thing. On behalf of the cups and the family. Especially our players were watching every pitch is an honor to be here on stage with Jackie Robinson west. What an unbelievable accomplishment. , to personally congratulate each and every player the coaches and especially my good friend bill haley. Not just for the remarkable run in williamsport not just for being a great example and role model on and off the field for all of our kids in the community but for everything that Jackie Robinson west lee has done of the last threefour decades since 1971. Tens of thousands of kids you have impacted. If not just waiting around for kids to sign up for baseball. Youve gone into the schools. Youve got kids off of the street. Youve got them playing the game and learning valuable lessons about competition and about life. That all manifestative this glorious championship. I think not only for the championship and congratulate you for that. But for what Jackie Robinson was stands for. People ask me all the time how we get kids playing baseball again if . . We need to go to school and everything Jackie Robinson must stand for a star duplicating that in every big city around country. My have to tell you guys are about the way our players are watch me play. Ever since youre on tv theyre coming in after batting practice between innings watching you guys play. We got lucky. We got a rain delay right during the championship game. Our entire team was gathered around a Television Set hanging on every single pitch. There were 12 years old themselves sharing you guys on. When you turn the double play they were celebrating like they just won the world series. He played pretty good ball since then. It is not a coincidence. Have to thank you for your team work and your sportsmanship. Your character and the discipline that you showed. Ways and energy that you brought to the game. He reminded me and all of us in chicago and the whole country why we fell in love with the game of baseball in its purest form in the first place. They say in Baseball Team the following are 12 years old is the team that you hold closest to your heart. Formulas the 1986 red sox. As the team that stays with the pier for all of us is going to be a team of 12 yearold that we hold close to our hearts. Congratulations. We look forward to seeing you up at wrigley next homestand. Keep playing the game of baseball. Keep working in school. Go to college do your thing. Well see you in the draft of 23. I have never seen anything like it. We are playing in Yankee Stadium every prayer was running in and sang what is going on . There is an element have not brought up. Weve brought up their plants. There is a critical element out there. Would you hold that sign up right over there . Says the this is what grandmothers do. Love support motivate conspire curreninspire encourage and pray. We cannot do it without you. You give us all love and support. Next is a man who needs no introduction here to give this a little cheer. Talented chicago hip hop artist chance the rapper. Chicago stand up. Wait your hands around and make some known as. Go west go west and im so excited. Im so blessed to be happier. Sampsell blessed to be appear introducing our own Jackie Robinson west team usa world series champions. Im so excited im going to end of messing up. It is not often that we get a chance to learn a lesson in leadership and teamwork. Ambition and humility at the same time. You have seen them. It is seldom that you learn that lesson from the perspective of somebody in their seniors. As a father as a grand if other. As an older brother as an older sister. Go west make some noise. It is almost never. You get that chance to view it from a television from a living and on top of a balcony overlooking a city finally hitting its stride. Im so excited for youthank you. And now for the moment we have all been waiting for. United states Little League champions jrw. , not. [music] [music] as players parents and fans of Little League baseball no you flics do not exist for the people care enough to give the most of their most valuable asset and of course that is their time. Volunteers like Little League baseball succeed pierre now like to take a moment to honor of the coaches umpires and volunteers in attendance today. Asked i mentioned earlier appeared over the last few weeks weve seen a phenomenon. Some of you in your lifetime might be the only one you ever see. We cannot help but be impressed by the class the professionalism and leadership exhibited by the manager and team coaches jerry houston and jason little. Here to offer some comments the champion manager darrell butler. Assigned white sox jersey from every team member of the white sox. When they come out the rest of the guys come out to the ballpark our players will have another one for each one of them. [applause] tsk [applause] mrs unbelievable. Youre not about to make me cry. Im about to start. Im not going to cry in front of all of the parent of like to think so many people. Public to think the man upstairs tech and robinson was toledo like to thank them. This is not possible about that. Mom and dad. Thank you for having me. Good job. You guys did a great job with the one. Thank you to the mayor for making this possible. This is on rail. Thank you. Onunreal. The governor. Thank you governor. Weve gotten so close. Youre one of my buddies. He is my new best friend. This is not possible what so ever the jury is 10 and coached jason little. To the plants of volunteerthe parents and volunteers. Everybody. The players. They are the Coolest Group of guys i have ever been around in my life. Definitely have to shut ushop last years team. Love you guys too. I know im forgetting a lot of people. Im going off the top of my head. They did not even tell me of speaking. Last but not leastt least. I not done yet. My life where she had. There she goes. I see it. Like i said last but definitely not least. Chi town we love you. Thank you for everything. Thank you. [applause] [cheers] enjoy the fun the energy and the smiles. Laughter and excitement. Enthusiasm and 13 and men on the stage today. We all thank you. For you have brought to the city. The great city of chicago. To the entire country. Even across the globe. By playing the great game muffleof baseball the way you did. You brought us happen as you brought us pride. He brought us hope and light. That is something have to remember. We are proud of what youve accomplished on the field. What made us the most proud was the way you show the world, you play the game. How you handle the success and failure. How each year to one another even your opponent how you cared enough to think about the feelings of an opposing player to shake his or her hand. How even after sundays loss to show the world purer troy and funnel the crazy and chicken home plate. It has been said that players who leave for the Little League world series as kids return home as young men. The maturities of the grace and class the year showed chicago the country in the world is something that made us proud of you. Thank you. It is my honor to introduce the 2014 little the groceries United States champions. The members of Jackie Robinson left Little League. West Little League one. The voice of reason. Lets hear it for d. J. Butler. [applause] next to run scoring machine during the tournament. He drew a key walker in the a championship. [music] another run scoring machine. Score two runs twice or their seven games. Including two times in the wind over vegas. Heres number eight. All are next guy his nickname silk by barry larkin. Pitched the final inning. Lets hear it for nine ed howard. Since Jackie Robinson less to the little the grocers. Heres number 10. This outstanding catcher is fair player is johnny bench. A good choice. A great choice. Is the starting pitcher against south korea and went 517 over the tournament. [music] to head. 529 with 6 rbis. Gun different with two rbis against south korea. Welcome 15 darien radcliff. Our next one the flame thrower the close of. His 101 mi. Per hour pitch struck out 21 of the 27 hitters he faced and regional and world series games. No. 16 marcus jackson. The case of the pitching staff and four of the five victories he also had. 474 during the world series. Joshua houston. This outfielder goes by the initials pj. Headachy a bad on sunday. [music] this next guy is a gun. Hnothing wrong with that. He hit. 429. Including 23 the home run and three rbis in the u. S. Championship game. Please welcome no. 24. Finally hit three home runs in the very first game. Going 44 with four rbis. Starting the amazing run through the tournament. He ended the world series with four home runs and nine runs scored. Heres no. 23 appears jones. Pearson pierce jones. The next man no. 18 he is not forgotten. Right now lets have pierce. Come on up and offer some thoughts on behalf of your entire team. Whats up chicago . On behalf of me and everyone else. Not to say thank you for the support. We saw most of it from down there. We just want to say thank you. We love you. Dj said keep it 100. [music] please direct parenyour attention to the video board. The team from the south side of chicago swinging their way into Little League history and into the hearts of the nation. Really captured the citys heart. He played as a team. Plate as a team and get everybody involved. Radcliff delivers an rbi. The entire city entire community. Everybody is reading for our kids. Just have to keep playing baseball. The ball is crushed by chicago chicago to the United States championship game. Were going to continue to roll. The tying run comes in. On the ground diving play at third. Back to the pitcher double play ball. Chicago wins the United States championship. This is a win for the whole city of chicago. It feels great. With the champions of the United States of america. An amazing story. The kids from the south side Washington Heights neighborhood where baseball has now moved u. S. Chance. It is ridiculous. This is the team that won the hearts of the chicago area residents. This is a dream that they set for themselves. It is more than just a dream because they put the work and. The best team in the United States of america. They cannot take up from those kids ever. One of the greatest things one of the greatest things. Something that a lot of us grew up with when we remember. It is so true. It is not with a win or lose but it is how you play the game. One day look in that mirror your gun to smile and say we did it right. Hope you enjoy it. One more big salute to our United States champions. [music] [music] youre witnessing his terror and the millennium park. Never before has a little weak World Champion team come to chicago like this nor given any reception like this before. This is huge. Thousands of turned out to cheer on the Jackie Robinson west champions of literally. Cannot see as many politicians. Resaw players saw people talking about baseball character kids and families. Sports mean so much. And i realize it until you see Something Like this. Hope this regenerates appeared a majorleague baseball get behind it more. And may be helping a great cause. He heard coach butler say keep the momentum going. Lets hope ththe masses get up there. Also said put the gun is down. He really let it rip. Ive seen him speak as seminars. U. S. The kids have a pretty good. He tells it straight. No excuses do the job and do it right. Be disciplined. Is a father of his own. Pick obispo back. Pick up the glove appeared to a science project. Pick up anything else. Of a paintbrush. Use this energy to stand school and get a good job appeared got there and tried to conquer the world. Be successful. A great moment at the end. Then the funds. Their brothers now. It was brought in another. But have gone through from the very beginning. They teach them young and they bring them before. They teach them how to behave. These guys are a symbol of a lot of great kids. A lot of great families and the chicago committed. This is something that has resonated across the country. A scene right there. 14 little jewels the going on right now. The of siblings. As teachers upton have gray pants. I think this sends a message. Even though violence is going on. Still rings true. Can have a choice to make. You watch as this and says instead of going out and hanging in the streets of the im going to do something different. I watched this 1315 kids do something really special. Television coverage does help. You watched this thing. Some of these kids may not get the message. We will be right back after this with more coverage of this there is a great that all the way around. Some wonderful guests that were inspired by the stench. Kenny williams and theo epstein. It is amazing murray and find inspiration. Were down here. The team as you can see probably move themselves over to the corner. Hundreds of people who moved up to bring their cameras. To get closer pictures of them. Everybody is here. There taking pictures. Confetti is flying all over the place. This has been see if you get a shot of this. 2 the boys themselves. Were trying to get up to see if we can get next to them. I visited bonn is having some problems. The kids are being rushed. The kids are still down there. Who knows what theyre going tough plan for the rest of the day. A lot of them are back in school already. Can you imagine going back to school after this . Youve been on espn. Of going to a parade to selectable stocks in the white sox. Maybe the chicago cubs some day. Now you have to go back to school in face of your classmates. I think more emphasis should be placed on history. Maybe people get a better understanding of what this is all about. Mentioned jack robinson. This is an example. Appropriately named Jackie Robinson left for their rare very that very reason. I cannot help but say nobody does this for kids like this. To do this for children i think its phenomenal. This was the culmination of a wonderful year. The culmination of a great month for the city of chicago. I think it ought to save america a glimpse of another side of chicago. This has been fabulous. Seeinsee ya. Live from wgntv chicago. Gooad afternoon. Your miodday drawing. Lets get started with our pick3 plus fireball. Here is your numbers. 181 fireball number 0 it is a beautiful day. Heres your first number. Fireball number 1 time for lucky day lotto. Big jackpot today. 600,000. Hope you have the winning ticket. Fifth and final number 14. Thhope you are having a great day. Congratulations to the team. Rist on mondays, i do spinning. Wednesdays. Yogalates. I also love getting deals on vitamins and supplements see on day a i go to store c for vitamin d3. And day e, zinc from store y. And multivitamins from multiple places. Why not just go to walmart . Low prices without. All of this. Let it go. Thank you. Get your vitamins and supplements at walmart. Never wait for a sale again. Everyday low prices. Instore and online. Save money. Live better. Walmart. Ugh. Heartburn. Did someone say burn . Try alka seltzer reliefchews. They work just as fast and are proven to taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. Mmm. Amazing. Yeah, i get that a lot. Alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. Enjoy the relief. Welcome to a very abbreviated edition of the mid dennis. What happened in and beautiful weather for it. Im really suspicious. Expecting storms thursday and friday. This is a particularly unstable and very active weather pattern. It is not going to be the end of the storms. We do think there will be some on thursday and friday. Perhaps going into the weekend as well on saturday. A mom up with a gorgeous day this turned into. The current temperature of 78 degrees and chicago. To conceal that he pushing up to the south. Maybe as early as friday still discussing the possibility. Early next week should make our way of going into the upper 80s. Beautiful star to the dance 78 degrees. Around the Area Temperatures very comfortable. Keeping a mouse and the low to mid 70s and many areas. Dew point numbers beginning to rise and some of the western counties in the low 60s. Still some dew points in the 60s particularly close to the chicago lakefront the heat index not really significant today. Take a look at this. 40 percent as the humidity. One out of the southeast. Not showing any movement at the moment. The index 79 degrees. One degree warm up. Look at these wind speed all less than 10 mi. Per hour. 50 minutes the 4 00 this afternoon. Our radar settle a composite shows clouds down through areas south of interstate 80 it is possible that errors of the city will start to pick up the sure thunderstorm later. There is so dry a lot of this stuff may evaporate before hitting the ground. As far as watches and warnings this is in fact he advisor for southern illinois. Excessive heat warning in the st. Louis area. He index temperatures could exceed 105 degrees. Theres really not much happening for chicagoans. Severe weather reports. None to report today. That should be no surprise. Water temperatures off the lake front 77. Much check our forecast. For the remaining hours of this afternoon were looking at skies partly cloudy mild temperatures just a little bit of a breeze off of the lake with High Temperature between 74 and 78. Then for tonight a few clubs. Isolated storms cannot be ruled out. Temperatures by morning 6267 degrees. Most club and a good chance of thunderstorms in the area appeared 7579 for the High Temperature. On friday were looking at stone possibilities again. High temperature a little bit more seasonal. Between about 8085 degrees. It does not look alike and all the rain either thursday or , an uplifting celebration. Sites and sons from a celebration. Sites and sons from a celebration. Mereh x ta. At United States League Champions the streets of chicago were filled with pride during this morning celebration for chicagos champs. Was quite the moment. The crowd is cleared up. No mistaking that it is a wonderful couple of minutes. The place went up for grabs. Cops started arriving in the 7 00 a. Mcrowdbuilding in the 7 00 a. M. Hour. The world series trophy in his hand. Meets the kids. They come off the bus and they can touch the trophy. A shared similar experiences. Lots of photos coming around. Just what chicago needed. Wonderful ambassadors that these kids are. Everybody taking it in. The people out here recognize it. That is why they came out. Heres what to some of them have to say. I came out to celebrate these young men on the great accomplishment that they have made. I think it is a wonderful thing. Im so proud of them. Is something to make us all feel good. Not just the players and parents. Something for the whole city of chicago. Teach these kids out to grow up. How to grow up. That a sum many of us feel about it. White sox official confided in me that theyre going to invite the team back and have another special moment for them in a couple of weeks. School starts for most of these kids on tuesday. Theyre going to be grounded. Dora back to you guys in the study appeared im in trouble with my sons at home. The only thing they wanted me was to get an autograph. I fail to that mission. I will have to get on top of that. Im going to get that autograph one of these days. The three most important letters in the alphabet jrw. A very nice congratulations to those guys. Nice to have here. Well be right back. All smiles today appeared after let you look at the pictures. J r w this is a mccall j r w this is a mccall a photo op ugh. Heartburn. Did someone say burn . Try alka seltzer reliefchews. They work just as fast and are proven to taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. Mmm. Amazing. Yeah, i get that a lot. Alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. Enjoy the relief. Lets see what you got . Rv covered. Why would you pay for a hotel . I never do. Motorcycles check. Atv. I ride those. Do you . No. Boat. Ahoy, mateys. House. Hello, dear. Hello. Hello. Van with airbrushed firebreathing dragons. Ah check. Thank you. The more you bundle, the more you save. Now, thats progressive. And not get any better than this. A very nice weather for those kids. Plenty of hot humid air across the midwest. Were being spent at the moment by a lake landed that introduces dry air air. Lets drop the dew points a little. It is not quite as keen as it would be otherwise. Temperatures are in the 70s. Theyre going to stay in the 70s. We do see tempter slowly rising. Notice we indicated a shower and a thunderstorm both for tomorrow and friday. Sunday and have some hope that it could be a dry day. On monday more showers and thunderstorms. As we go into tuesday temperatures really should up there. Shoot up there. A fairly seasonally considering west on august. We do not need much more rain. We do not need any more rain fall. Ice some of the storms that could be in the nose of some of the warm air and it is beginning to build back into the area. Some of them will pop into the afternoon. It is still summer. That is gone to do it for us today. Congrats to Jackie Robinson west. Congrats to jackie yes, maam, i sympathize, but theres just no law against a rooster crowing before dawn. Look, i suggest that click i live two houses down from that same rooster. I havent had a decent nights sleep in years. You look well rested to me, parker. Dennis, show sonny to his favorite cell. Charlie, you get the booking slip. Im going to sit down. You might want to introduce him to a shower first. Whoo, lord. Bubba . Yeah . Can i see you in my office . Yeah, sure
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